The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-24
YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.
THE following items of news appeared in our
Second Edition of Sunday:l

Dr. McGlynn's Response to the Archbishop.
New YORK. Jan. 22-Rev Dr. McGynn had
all his personal effects removed to-day from St
Stephens vestry to the house of his sister in
Harlem. reporter called at the residence of
DR.. McGlynn's sister and learned that tho Doc
tor was not confined to his bed, out was kept IN
strict seclusion. Even the daily newspapers
were denied him, and the only information he
had regarding the dongs in the outer world he
obtained from his physician, DIR. Shrady. DIR.
Henry Carey. the treasurer of the McGlynn
fund, says the fund is increasing beyond his
most saDguine expectations.
The parishioners of ST. Stephens Church. as
far as could be learned by the reporter, hold
that the statement published by Archbishop Cor
rigan in regard to Father McGlynn's case is not
fair statement of the case. The fact is pointed
to that, while the Archbishop publishes in full
his letters to DR.. McGlynn, he appears to have
found it expedient to suppress portions of DR..
McGlynn's letters. which are said by friends of
the deposed pastor to be Of vital Importance in
passing judgment upon the controversy.
Police Captain Ryan announces his intention
OF having police in citizens dress at st. Stephens
Tomorrow as precaution against any possible
disorder. A meeting of the Pensioners is
called for Monday night, in the basement OF the
church. but it is said the meeting will not be al
lowed to be held there by the present pastor,
Father Donnelly.
DIR. McGlynn. being still confined to his room,
dictated the following statement late this after.
noon:
called upon to make as soon physically able,
desire now to say that in the paper OF Arch
bishop Corrigan, published this morning, GER
tain letters and parts of letters essential
to the case omitted. / did not
promise. ia 1882, to make no moro Irish Land
League speeches, and when again censured. in
1883 for favoring the Irish revolution in speech
in behalf of the starving people of the west Of
Ireland made at the request of the united Irish
county associations. 1 did promise not to make
any more speeches on the Irish question, even for
charity. but did not bind myself by promise to
abstain for all time to como from public
speaking political and social subjects. With
one exception-that Of my speech at the Chick
ering Hall meeting the reason for which
L explained at the time to the Archbishop
have yielded obedience in all things even whom
could not feel that obedience was rightfully
demanded, nor has my conduct, either toward the
archbishop himself or toward the Roman au-
thorities, been of the defiant character which
the suppression of parts of my letter gives to It.
gave to the Archbishop in that part OF the
letter of Dec. 20 which he has not published good
reasons why could not 60 to Rome.
Il have never retracted, nor, without doing
violence to my conscience, could retract, my
| firm conviction that God made the land for the
| equal use of His children, and that laws which
| deny their birthrght to the great majority of
men are unjust and injurious and ought to
| be abolished. I theologian enough
| to know that the Catholic Church has never con-
| demned this doctrine as contrary to Catholic
| truth. II the Pope teaching the universal
/ church, as the chief bishop thereof, or, as the
| term is, ex cathedra, thus defining what has
i been handed down from Christ and his apostles
in the deposit of faith, should declare that this
doctrince is contrary to Catholic faith,
should then. as a Catholic, repudiate it But
/ am also theologian enough to know what the
church teaches as to the limitation of its power
| of definition, and, therefore, to know that the
| doctrine of the equality of human rights in lane
can be no more condemned by the church thar
| any other truth"
| ROME, Jan. 22-The Pope having reserved fol-
| himself the settlement of the case of the Rev
! DR.. Edward McGlynn, of New York, it is ex
pected in ecclesiastical circles that the latter viii
| submit to the demands of the church